Project Runway Philippines (season 3)


The 'third season of Project Runway Philippines premiered on March 25, 2012, almost three years after its preceding season. It is shown on ETC, which has since ceased becoming a cable channel and transferred to RPN as a VHF channel. Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez, a former model and president of Professional Models Association of the Philippines, is the new host replacing Teresa Herrera. Fashion designer Rajo Laurel and style columnist Apples Aberin returned as judges, while fashion designer Jojie Lloren remained as mentor.
The winner for this season will receive a 10-page fashion spread in Mega magazine, ₱500,000, a start-up business package including 10 sewing machines, a two-month apprenticeship with Asian Institute of Fashion, a Wacom Intuos4 professional pen tablet, an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris to experience Paris Fashion Week, and a full scholarship for a four-year bachelor's degree in Fashion Design program at iACADEMY.

Auditions

Casting was held in four major cities in the Philippines namely Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Baguio, and Makati from August to September 2011. Applicants can also submit their portfolio and other requirements through mail. The designers must be at least 21 years old.

Contestants

The 15 designers competing in the third season of Project Runway Philippines consists of established designers, fashion design students, and new designers who used to have jobs unrelated to fashion. They were introduced on ETC's show Etcetera on February 12, 2012. Note that the ages listed are the designers' ages at the time the show was taped in late 2011. Also note that transgender designers, although not explicitly stated in the show, are referred as "she."

Episode 1 - The Defining Look

Original Airdate: March 25, 2012
The fifteen designers gathered in Kilometer Zero located in Luneta Park, Manila. Gonzales and Lloren welcomed the designers and presented them with the first challenge, to create a garment that showed who they were as a "world-class Filipino fashion designer." In the location, there was a table with 30 fabrics of various quality and colors. The designers were told to pick two fabrics of their choice which they will use in creating their designs, but after they have gathered their materials, they were asked to pass their fabrics to the person beside them. They have one day to complete their design.
Original Airdate: April 1, 2012
The designers met with Lloren at Nayong Filipino, a cultural village located in Angeles City, Pampanga. They were introduced to Camille Co, a fashion blogger and socialite, who served as their client for this challenge. The designers were told to create a modern and youthful dress, but were later informed that they would have to use indigenous fabrics as their materials. They were given ₱2,000 to purchase their indigenous fabrics and an additional ₱500 for other materials.
DesignerMaterials used
MJInisa, Tapiña gumamela
YvesAbel
KarlaInisa
JennoAbel
NelBinakol
CheetahWhite brocade
FatimaTiniri, Waffle
LhenvilAbel
EnzoInisa
IonicaBinakol, Tiniri
JosephTapiña maria, silk
AmorPinilian
MilkaTiniri
GlennTiniri, Waffle

Original Airdate: April 8, 2012
The designers met Gonzales on the runway. Before briefing them about their next challenge, the models walked on the runway, each carrying a clutch bag by Rocio. The designers must create a dress inspired from the handbag their models carried. However, the model had the option to switch their bag to that of another model. They were given a day to complete their design.
Original Airdate: April 15, 2012
De Leon woke the designers in their apartments, telling them to get ready in 30 minutes. They were then shuttled while blindfolded to a secret location, which was later revealed as Barasoain Church in Malolos City, Bulacan. They were grouped into six pairs, with Milka choosing Cheetah as her partner, while the rest were chosen at random. The designers were told to create a modern and innovative wedding dress, with one of the pair making the bridal gown while the other making the bridesmaid dress.
Bridal GownBridesmaid Dress
CheetahMilka
EnzoYves
JennoMJ
JosephAmor
LhenvilIonica
NelGlenn

Original Airdate: April 22, 2012
The designers were grouped into two teams, wherein they create a cohesive collection for Ruffa Gutierrez's children's wear line LORIN, which is named after her daughter. As the winning pair in the previous challenge, MJ and Jenno picked their respective team members. One member of each team, namely Amor and Cheetah, creates a complementary dress for the mother.
Team Second PrincessTeam Dramarama
Joseph Nel
MJAmor
LhenvilJenno
MilkaYves
CheetahEnzo
IonicaGlenn

Original Airdate: April 29, 2012
The designers were in their working area when Jojie Lloren and Vanessa Tanco-Cualoping visited and told the designers to follow them. They entered a classroom of iAcademy where the challenge was introduced. The designers were tasked to create men's street wear based on their vision of men's style years from now and they used Wacom Intuos4 Professional Pen Tablets as their sketch pad. Each designer has a male assistant who assists them in using the tablet. They were given 30 minutes to complete their sketch, with their assistants also serving as their models. The winner of this challenge receives an Intuos4, apart from what the grand winner will receive.
Original Airdate: May 6, 2012
Original Airdate: May 13, 2012
Original Airdate: May 20, 2012
Original Airdate: May 27, 2012
Original Airdate: July 3, 2012
Original Airdate: July 10, 2012

Episode 13 - The Reunion

Original Airdate: July 17, 2012

Episode 14 - Finale, Part I

Original Airdate: July 24, 2012

Episode 15 - Finale, Part II

Original Airdate: Aug 1, 2012

Designer competition

The judges said that Cheetah was supposed to be the winner, but it was revoked as a result of a penalty. She shopped for materials beyond the allocated time limit. Thus, Milka was declared winner.
Amor wanted to quit the competition because she landed in the bottom 3, thus she does not feel it is her destiny to be in the fashion world, but she later make up her mind to stay.
The judges stated that both Enzo and Yves deserve to be eliminated, but they were given another chance.
The judges announced that Team Second Princess was the winning team. However, they declared Glenn as the winning designer from the other team.
Milka was told that she had one of the weakest designs, and would have been in the bottom had it not been for her immunity.
Episodes 12 are recap episode. Episode 13 is a reunion episode.
Episode 14 is a part one of the finale showdown, features the final 4 designer's journey, and their preparations in the final.

Fashion model competition

The model of the winning designer will be featured in a fashion spread in Mega magazine and its sister magazine titles. She will also receive a scholarship for a short course of her choice in iAcademy and ₱200,000.